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VALVE Filed Feb. 16, 194e INVENroR.

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Patented July 22, 1952 UNITED STAT f VALVE Y Joh-Ln BarsanmfChicago, Ill., assigner to Barcy Manufacturing Company, Chicagm Ill., a corvporationof Illinois y Appumionrebruary 16,1946, serial No. '643,052

claims. (c1. 1374-218) This invention relates to a valve and more particularly a valve having a syphon breaker to prevent the liquid within a flush tank or other container from being withdrawn therefromby suction into the city` water mains.` l

As is known, city water vmains sometimes, due to unusual conditions such as a fire in the neighborhood and other causes, have a suction vcreated therein which tends to withdraw thereinto the water from bathroom flush tanks and other containers receiving their supply from the city mains. Such occurrence would create a health hazard if the waterso withdrawn should contain any material thatwould-be damaging to the health of persons drinking water obtained from such water mains. The yvalve ofthe present invention overcomes the above disadvantage as well as providing an improved valve construction.

Among the objects of the'present invention are: to provide a noval and improved valve construction; to provide a valve construction that is economical to manufacture, easyto assemble and install, pleasing in appearance, readily accessible for repairs and replacements, andone that safeguards the health `of others using the same city water mains; toprovide a valve havingvaninlet opening closed by a ball from below, and having a lightweight washerabove said opening to permit inflow of water from the source of supply when the latter. is operating under positive pressure, and prevent flow-in the opposite direction when the source of supply is temporarilysubjected to suction; and suchfurthergobjects, ad-

vantages and capabilities, inherently possessed by my invention, as will later more fully appear.

My invention furtherresides in the combinationconstruction and-arrangement'-V of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and

while I have shown therein a preferredembodiment, I wish itunderstood that the .same is susceptible of modification and change without departingfrom the Vspirit of my invention,

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is averti'cal throughr a` ,valve construction embodying my invention, parts being shown=in elevation, and

the tank, loaty and'- discharge' pipe beingfshown .fragmentarily, with the valvev inclosed position. y

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the casing. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical; central section of the casing and contained parts,l showing the valve in open position; and with a modified lcentral .longitudinal section -ing of the valve. -yery successfuluas a material for this washer, but wish it understood that other plastic -rna- 2 f The present invention is an improvement of the valve shown and described in my copendirg application Serial No. 556,695 filed October 2, 1944 and now abandoned. In the form of my invention, shown for illustrative purposes in the drawing, my improved valve construction comprises a casing C` having an upper part I and a lower part 2, said casing having an inlet pipe 3, an outlet pipe 4, and mounted within the casing is a stationary valve seat 5, a movable ball valve B and a movable syphon breaker washer l. The inlet pipe 3 is atA its lower en d mounted in the bottom 8 of a conventional iiush tank, where it is provided with any suitable sealing means such as the beveled rubber washer 9 clamped against the edges of the hole by the threaded clamping parts Ill and II, and from vwhich the connecting vpipe I2 extends downwardly.

The upper end of the inlet pipe 3 is formed with a ilange I3 which seats upon the upper end of the lower part 2 of the casing, which lower part is formed with exteriorthreads I4 to envgage with complemental interior threads I5 formed inthe upper part I of the casing. Mounted on the upper side of the flange I3 is the valve seat member 5 which has xed on its upper side face an annular ring I6 of metal or other hard material. The valve seat member 5 is formed of rubber or other soft material which yields when the ball valve 6 contacts the lower edge I1 thereof when this valve is moved upwardly thereagainst. The valve seat member is formed with a central hole I8 of smaller diameter than the .inside of the inlet pipe 3 and of larger diameter thanthevalve stem I9 to the lower end of which stem the ball valve is fixed, so that when this ball valve is open, water or other liquid may flow Vupwardly around the ball and through hole I8.

`andwater owing therethrough. The washer 'l is preferably made of a lightweight material so that when the valve is opened the washer will quickly and easily move upwardly off of the valve seat member under the force of the inflowing water, and yet heavy enough tol readily seat itself upon the valve seat member upon clos- I have found Bakelite to be terial, or other lightweight material may be used for this purpose if desired. In Fig. 1 the washer is shown as being of one integral piece with an annular groove 2| formed in its bottom face to assist in quickly moving it upwardly under `action ofthe incoming water, and in Fig. 3 the A downwardly extending opening '21d within the.v n

l5 4 which extendsy any desired distance downwardlyA Y in the flush tank. Extendinglaterally from-'the bottom end of which is screwed the outlet'pipe open valve 6 and suck liquid from the tank into the city main by syphonic action, this would be completely prevented by Washer 1 being firmly seated upon disk I6 of the valve seat member by such suction. Also, at the same time, any syphonic action would be instantly broken up by the entry oioutsideairthrough thevholes 34 into the cavity 3l,=above "the;washer 7:; Withinthe casing. Under normal conditions, when the valve is open,`and

`water being passed into the interior of the tank, vthe washer 1 will be in its uppermost position,

liclosing the holes 34 and preventing waterfrom being sprayed therethrough. It is thus seen that v"I'havejproyidedineans for normal operations of casing'C, and preferably on the opposite ,sidefrom the enlarged portion 23, is a lug to which, is pivotally mountedl a pair of links 2t which A at h their upper ends.4 are pivotally connected, to 'the e'ridof, the 'ffloat 'lever 21.' The `float leverl is pivotally 'connected at 2li/to the upper end ofA the valve stem l!) and at its free end carries the floatf29 which oats on rthe water .inthefflush tank and controls the opening and yclosing of the ballffvalve 5. The enlarged portion 23 is formed with a vthreaded opening toA receive the overflow pipe 3D."

upper part 'I ofthe casing. isof Vsufficient heightto provide for .the calflyf'l'abov'e the washer 'tojenable this'y washer t'oh'av suicient movement therein to 'move' clear of vthe linnerfend 'of` the outleto'peniiigfimI when the ,ball valveVV is open, and tofniov'e backand'rest 4up'o'rfi'the valve seat member when' the valveis closed. The'c'as- `ing at its top is formed with-aniipstandingjcentral projection 32 having a b'ore33 which sli'dably receives the valve stem to properly guide the's'am'e in its movements; Als'ojformed inthefcasing top Yare one or more openings 34'Lconnecting'the cavity 3l with'theair in theupper-'portion ,of vthe'ilush tank above thew'cter level; Asseen inrFig; 1,.'the

flange I Spf thv y seatmember consisting of the valveiseat Si'and the annular'disk l, aref'clarnpe'df` together.' between the top ofthe lower Ycasing VVpart 2" and the `interiorshoulderj of the upper casingpart I byjscrewing these casing parts toward each other. Y

Also these casing partsmay be unscrewedto'give access to the interior elementsoflthe' valve construction Vfor repair, replacement and 'the like, when desired.` The parts'of my valveconstruction, except wheregotherwise stated, will-prefer,-

ably be formediof 'brass or other noncoirodible metal Vso as to r'e'sist1deterioration'` from' water'and moisture. 'y "j" f 'Q.'

In the j operation r of my device fthe ball valve will open whenthe iioat72fdescendsas the water level lowers, which' will y admit -water` fromrthe city main throughthe inlet` pipesj|2 and'vS, ,-g'Ihis'incoming waterj` will, immediately upon passing through the central opening infthevalve seat meinberfforce the v. ash'er'iv upwardly againstthe 2..

at ,inner face of thefcasing topA and-close open'- ings'V 34 and Simultaneouslybef clear Ypli-the'inner lendY ofthe 'outlet opening -215'.''-lVater'wlill'then pass through-' -outlet 'pipe Yl into 'the fush ftank until the water` level raises suiiiciently to close 7,70

vvalve '6; The' *washerf will then iallbygravity upon the flat/upper f' e offthevalve-seat member disk la. ,Y f'

Should` a suc tio 'i'i v be "createdfiri thecity water any fothef' causa wiiicrisucuon'fvvou1afrenato let standpipe 3j, andthe val/vel,

f I claim:

f thetankinto-thecity waterl mains. Conventional tripping means, not shown, may be used for effecting vthe normal discharge of the liquid from the tank. i

15Av Valve mechanism for flush tanks and the like,` comprisingaccasinghaving an upper part and a lowerpartdetachably" secured thereto, an inletpipe adapted to be seated at itsfbottom'prflange atit's upper-endQ-an apertured valve seat Ymember seated on saidllange, said-.upper'part of theV casing having aiifannularV shoulder seated against the'vupper4 eclgre'of the valve seat member, mean's'on said casingparts iiormoving vtliem axiallyofeach other'to 'detachablyclamp said flange and valveaseat member togethergfisaid upper Apart "having an axial opening," a valve, stem sldable in 'said axial openingflafball valve fixed on said stem for "movement to/andaway `fromr the lower side of the-valvegsea-t vmember, 'said upper part having an-outlet opening, y-andfa cavity above'the valve that the V:washerfwill be lifted 01T Vof .the Valve seat member "andv 'close `said additional' opening-when the valve is openY to yadmit ,liquid through1 vthe valve seat member, and 1to1 loe-seated on thevalve seat member Yandzope'n. ther-additional opening 'when any suction.'exists 1in the., inlet, pipe, the opening of. the: additional :opening breaking Yany vsuction` andf'syphon. :action vin- .thev cavityv .when fliquidis 'notibeingI `force d f inwardly-through the f `2. A-valv mechanism for;ushitanksfcom- Vprising, a I separablev two-part J casing having l'a lower part providedwith.aninlet opening-and an upper parte provided with an voutlet opening in one sidethereo'f, an'. aperturedivalv'e seat memt- `ber removablyfclamped lbetween `the: two parts of the casing.v the 'upper part of the. casinghaving an axial opening in its uppersendptaivalve vstem slidably*mounted-3in1said axial'opem'ng Vand ex- "tehdin'gfl throu'ghthe faper-turelin the i valve seat member; v a "ball valve Iiixedtd theilower end of the valvestem Lthe flower. portion of Vt'hefvalve Yseat member ia'roundfits aperture being of resilient material to yieldably seat the ball valve thereagainstl under upward` pressureV of -liquid thereagainstY whenfthevalve is 'inf its upper posiits seat, floatmean'sfrimparting longitudinal l movement to the stem to seat and unseat the casing is formed with a vertical opening other` than said axial opening through which the valve stem slides, to be covered to prevent spray when the washer is in its uppermost position, and to be "opened to break any vacuum in the cavity when the washer is seated on the valve seat member, the top and bottom surfaces of the washer being fiat.

4. A valve mechanism for flush tanks, comprising, a casing having an inlet opening, an apen tured valve seat member in said casing, the casing having an axial opening in its upper end, a valve stem slidably mounted in said axial opening, a ball valve xed to the lower end portion of the stem for movement to and away from the lower surface of the valve seat member, float means for imparting longitudinal movement to the stem to seat and unseat the valve with relation to the valve seat member, said casing having a cavity above the valve seat member, said casing also having an outlet opening joining one side of said cavity, and a fiat-faced washer surrounding the valve stem and movable in the cavity toward and away from the valve seat member, said washer being of a horizontal cross-section approximately that of the cavity except to enable axial movement of the washer in the cavity, the top wall of said cavity having a vent opening to prevent vacuum formation in the cavity when the Washer is down and prevent spray when the washer is up.

5. A valve mechanism for ilush tanks and the like, comprising a casing having an upper part `a}1d a lower part detachably secured thereto, afinlet pipe connected with said lower part, an apertured valveeseatxmember, said upper part of 6 the casing having an annular shoulder seated against the upper edge of the valve seat member, means on said casing parts for moving them axially of each other to detachably clamp said valve seat member between said upper and lower parts of the casing, said upper part having an axial opening, a valve stem slidable in said axial opening, a ball valve xed on said stem for movement to and away from the lower side of the valve seat member, said upper part having an outlet opening, and a cavity above the valve seat member, a lightweight washer around said stem and movable in said cavity to and away from the upper side of the valve seat member, said upper part having an additional opening in its top in communication with both the cavity and the space outside of the casing, the Washer being so constructed and arranged relative to said additional opening and the aperture in the valve seat member that the washer will be lifted off of the valve seat member and close said additional opening when the valve is open to admit liquid through the valve seat member, and to be seated on the valve seat member and open the additional opening when any suction exists in the inlet pipe, the opening of the additional openingbreaking any suction and syphon action in the cavity when liquid is not being forced inwardly through the inlet pipe.

, JOHN BARSANO.

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